Suspect dies after jumping into river after chase in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports a suspect in a carjacking died after he jumped into the Allegheny River after a police pursuit that weaved through Downtown Pittsburgh tonight.

Police were not immediately releasing the suspect's name or age.

Commander Eric Holmes with the city's Zone 2 station in the Hill District said narcotics and vice detectives spotted a gray Ford Taurus that was taken Monday night during a carjacking on 39th Street in Lawrenceville and began pursuing it as it drove on Liberty Avenue toward Downtown about 8:40 p.m.

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